It was a night of great things for Arkansas Tech as it not only defeated Christian Brothers 72-52 but witnessed the tying of a school record and the gratification of reaching a career milestone.

In the victory, the Golden Suns (15-7, 7-2 GSC) tied a school record with 14 three-pointers made, and red-shirt freshman Ashley Grappe scored a career-high 19 points.

"We shot the ball really well," Arkansas Tech coach Todd Schaefer said. "We got some good looks and were able to hit some big shots. They forced us into a lot of that as they defended us from the inside out. We just took what they were giving us."

Things started off well for the Suns as they outscored the Lady Bucs (8-14, 0-9 GSC) 20-9 in the first 9:48. A quick 6-0 run by CBU cut the deficit to five with more than 9 minutes to play in the first half. The Suns regained control of the game as the opening-period clock wound down as they hit four 3-pointers to outscore the Lady Bucs 24-16 an lead 44-31 at the break.

In the first half, Tech hit nine 3-pointers. Four different Suns hit 3-pointers in the first half. Krishna Baker hit three, Grappe hit three, Christy Mahan hit two and Nikki Earles had one.

Tech had considerably better numbers in the first half than the Lady Bucs. CBU was 13-of-28 from the field for 46.4 percent, 3-of-5 from beyond the arc for 60 percent and 2-of-7 from the free-throw line for 28.6 percent.

The Suns were 15-of-28 from the field for 53.6 percent, 9-of-20 from beyond the arc for 45 percent and 5-of-6 from the charity stripe for 83.3 percent.

In the second half, Tech cooled off a bit and managed only 28 points. The Lady Bucs didn't fair much better as they scored 21 points, allowing the Suns to come away with their third-consecutive win and second GSC victory.

Tech's Lauren Dennis got in on the 3-point shooting as she hit a shot from beyond the arc to give the Suns a 14-point lead with 14:25 to play in the game. Not to be outdone, teammate Danielle Severson hit a 3-pointer with 1:01 to play. Severson's shot tied the school record, set last season in a win over Harding.

"We have got off to some great starts over our opponents the past couple of weeks," Schaefer said. "Maybe we are starting to mesh a little bit. That group has been playing together since (Krishna) Baker was inserted into the lineup against Cameron. You've got two freshmen, a sophomore, a junior and a senior in that lineup. These are some young kids who haven't played very much together in a new system, so maybe offensively we are starting to create a chemistry."

In addition to scoring 19 points, Grappe had three rebounds, three assists and one steal. Baker had 13 points, four rebounds, two assists and a block. Amanda Grappe had 12 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two steals. Mahan had 12 points, one rebound, two assists and one steal. Katie McCormick had seven points, four rebounds and one steal. Dennis, Earles and Severson rounded out the scoring with three points each. Dennis added a rebound, three assists and five steals. Earles had three rebounds and two steals, and Severson had two rebounds and an assists.

The Suns will return to action Saturday as they travel to Magnolia to face Southern Arkansas. Tech and SAU are currently tied for second place in the GSC Western Division after the Riderettes defeated Henderson State 79-68 on Thursday night. Tipoff for Saturday's game is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.